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Instructions for 2020 Celebration participants

If you plan to participate in the commencement ceremony, please follow these instructions for success.

Arrival and parking

Arrive on campus by 6:30 p.m.

Parking is available at no charge. Parking locations are open to you and your guests on commencement day on a first-come, first-served basis. No Ohio State parking permit is required. 

Disability parking is available in the East Stadium lot on a first-come, first-served basis. A permanent or temporary Ohio or other state-issued disability placard is required. Enter the East Stadium lot from Tuttle Park Place. Please plan to arrive early as reserved parking is not guaranteed.

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Assembly

Assemble promptly by 6:45 p.m. in the RPAC Special Events Gym. Please enter through the northwest doors to the Special Events Gym. You will not be able to join the class processional lines after the class has left the assembly site. Find the sign for your college then take your place in line behind your sign.

Do not leave any personal belongings in the assembly location.

Please note: While in the RPAC Special Events Gym graduates will need to wear a mask, regardless of vaccination status. Once inside Ohio Stadium, graduates who have been vaccinated will not be required to wear a mask, however masks continue to be required outdoors for unvaccinated individuals when they cannot maintain physical distancing.

2020 Graduate Celebration

August 7, 2021
Ohio Stadium